The much-hyped Qualifier 1 between Chennai Super Kings & Gujarat Titans is scheduled to take place on 23rd May (*Tuesday) at Chennai. CSK fans would be thrilled to see MS Dhoni who so far has been terrific in leading the side. MS Dhoni would be aware of the fact that the side can’t afford to get complacent.
GT skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss & opted to bowl first. GT astoundingly left out the left-arm pacer Yash Dayal from the playing 11. The Chennai track has been quite unpredictable throughout the tournament.
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CSK fans would be hoping that the likes of Ajinkya Rahane & Ambati Rayudu provide stability in the middle overs as GT’s spin duo of Rashid Khan & Noor Ahmad can create havoc as the track seems to be quite uneven and sluggish.
Ajinkya Rahane was not in the picture for last 2 years and he’s back in the WTC- Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina was having an interaction with Cricket Next. He stated that CSK skipper MS Dhoni always gives chances to the players and gave the example of former CSK cricketer Shane Watson.
Suresh Raina also said that Ajinkya Rahane is back in the WTC squad and pointed out that MS Dhoni has developed players like Tushar Deshpande & Matheesha Pathirana.
“I think he always gives chances, not like one game or two. You must have seen Shane Watson and others. He gives a lot of chances (to players) in IPL. In a tournament like IPL, you need to give a fair amount of chances and that’s what was done with Shivam Dube and you got to see what he has done,” said Suresh Raina.
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“Ajinkya Rahane was not in the picture for the last two years. Now he’s back in the WTC. If you talk about Tushar Deshpande, he’s the highest wicket-taker for CSK (this season). At the same time, look at Pathirana, he’s the new (Lasith) Malinga for Sri Lanka now. Again, Theekshana also has done so well. If you see Conway, I think he has battled really well,” he added.
MS Dhoni is an astute leader- Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina was quite amazed to see an overseas player performing exceptionally well in Chennai wickets. Raina pointed out that MS Dhoni doesn’t give up at any time and said that makes him the biggest captain of all time.
“I’ve never seen a foreigner playing so well in Chennai wickets. That’s what Michael Hussey used to do for us. Matthew Hayden used to do that for us. Now Conway is doing for us. I think that’s good,” he added.
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“Dhoni has been leading the team really well. He’s an astute leader and he knows how to deliver, and whenever we face the toughest of times, he will never give up at any given time. That’s what MS Dhoni is, and that’s what makes him biggest captain of all time. That’s why he’s been handling such pressure in a very calm manner. That’s why every player in the world wants to play under Dhoni,” he added.
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